LESSON PLAN Unit 13 : Hobbies Period 6 : Reading Time allotted: 45 minutes Class : 11B1 Date : Monday, March 28th, 2011. School : Phan Dang Luu High School Teacher in charge: Tống Nữ Kiều Thu Training teacher: Hoàng Thị Hoài Giang  Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: - read the reading passage in silent. - develop their reading skills: + scan for specific detail + skim for specific information - know more some basic information about hobbies. - feel more interested in expressing their ideas about their hobbies. - develop their working skills in groups, pairs or individually.  Teaching aids: textbook, pictures, posters.  Procedure: Stages/ times Activities Work arrangement I. Warm- up ( 5 minutes) Game: Kim’s game - T divides the class into 2 groups: Group 1 and Group 2. - T tells students they will play a Kim’s game. - T gives some instructions: In this game, I will show you 6 pictures in 30 seconds. Try to remember the names of 6 pictures. After I show all 6 pictures, students from 2 groups write down the words in 3 minutes. The group that has more right answers the most quickly will win the game. - T uses the technique STEP- BY- STEP to check the instructions. Group work - T shows 6 slides with 6 pictures. - T lets students to write their answers. - T gives feedback: shows the pictures and checks the groups’ answers. The group with the most answers is the winner. 1. playing the guitar 2. reading book 3. shopping 4. listening to music 5. watching TV 6. singing Lead- in (1 minute) Playing the guitar, reading book, shopping, listening to music, watching TV or singing are the things that you like to do in your free time or I can say that they are your hobbies. Let’s move to our lesson today: Unit 13: Hobbies Reading Whole class II. Pre- Useful language: Whole class, reading ( 8 minutes) 1. hobby (n) : sở thích (= pastime) Eliciting technique: explanation Eliciting sentence: Hobby is the thing that you do regularly for pleasure in your free time. 2. accomplished (a) : tài hoa (= well-trained, talented) Eliciting technique: picture+ explanation Eliciting sentence: Trịnh Công Sơn is a talented composer or I can say He is an accomplished composer. 3. modest (a) : khiêm tốn (= humble, unassuming) Eliciting technique : pictures + explanation Eliciting sentence: The first fish tank is a modest one. 4. avid (a) : khát khao, thèm thuồng (extremely eager or interested in) Eliciting technique : synonym (= extremely eager or interested in) Eliciting sentence: What is the synonym of “extremely eager or interested in”? 5. discarded (a) : loại bỏ ( thrown away, get rid of) Eliciting technique : example Eliciting sentence: It is a discarded envelop. individual work 6. indulge in : say mê, say sưa (absorbed in) Eliciting technique:translation Eliciting sentence: Indulge in means say mê, say sưa Step of presenting useful language: + T reads the useful language. + T elicits the useful language. + T models to students 2 time/ gives students the meaning of the useful language. + T writes the useful language on the blackboard. + T lets students repeat chorally + T lets students repeat individually. + T checks useful language: Matching - T asks students to match the words or phrases with their definitions in pairs in 2 minute. 1. hobby a. keep me busy 2. accomplished b. pastime 3. modest c. absorbed in 4. avid d. thrown away 5. discarded e. well-trained, talented 6. indulge in f. extremely eager g. humble, unassuming - T gives feedback: 1. b 2. e 3. g 4. f 5. d 6. c + T asks students to copy down the new words on the notebook. III. While- reading( 1 6 minutes). Activity 1: True/ False statements + T shows following statements: Activity 1: True/ False statements 1. The writer is an accomplished guitarist. 2. The writer’s father taught him how to play the guitar. 3. The writer’s second hobby is keeping fish. 4. The write is an avid stamp collector. 5. The writer gets more local stamps than foreign stamps. + T asks students to read statements in pairs and pay attention to the underlined words or phrases in 1 minute and then to read the passage silently and give the answers in 3 minutes. + T checks the instructions and lets students do the activity 1. + T asks students to give their answers and the evidences for Pair work their choices. + T checks and gives the feedback. • Suggested answers : 1. F The writer => His uncle (2 nd paragraph, 2 nd sentence). 2. F The writer’s father => The writer’s uncle (2 nd paragraph, 2 nd sentence). 3. T “Another hobby of mine is keeping fish” (3 rd paragraph). 4. F He would not call himself an avid stamp collector (4 th paragraph). 5. T “Mostly I get local stamps” (4 th paragraph, 4 th sentence). Activity 2: Answer the questions - T asks students to work in pairs, read the reading passage again and answer questions given in the handouts. - T checks students’ understanding of the instructions. - T delivers handouts. Activity 2: Answer the questions 1. What is the writer’s first hobby? 2. Why does the writer admire his uncle ? 3. How did he collect his fish ? 4. Where does he collect the stamps ? 5. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with common ones ? - T reminds students pay attention to key words in the questions and in the reading passage. - T gives model to students. - T lets students 3 minutes to read the passage again and answer the questions. - T use the game LUCKY APPLES to check the students’ answers and give feedback. + T divides class into 2 teams: TEAM A and TEAM B + T lets students play the game “Lucky apples” to answer 5 questions above. + There are 3 lucky apples: pink apple, black apple, blue apple. + T gets each team to take turn to choose the apple and answer the question corresponding to the apple they have chosen. Feedback: 1. His first hobby is playing his guitar. 2. Because he’s an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people singing by his guitar. 3. He bought some from the shop and collected others from the rice field near his house. 4. He collects them from discarded envelopes given by his relatives and friends. 5. He keeps the less common ones inside a small album. And he usually gives the common ones to others or throw them away if no one wants them. IV. Post- reading (10 minutes) Activity 3: Discussion - T tells students to get into groups, choose group leader and secretary of each group. - T asks students to talk about their hobbies in 5 minutes and then the group leader of each group will present their friends’ hobbies in her or his group. - T checks the instructions. - T lets students 5 minutes to discuss. - T calls some group leaders to present in front of class. - T gives comments. Group work, individual work V. Home- work and Evaluation (5 minutes) Homework: + T asks students to write a short paragraph about their hobby in their notebook. Ex: My hobby is reading book. I often read comic book when I have free time Evaluation: - T asks students to give their ideas/ feeling about the period and the teacher’s teaching method. - T gives comments on students’ learning attitude during the period Whole class Phú Vang, ngày tháng năm 2011 Teacher in charge Tống Nữ Kiều Thu . thuồng (extremely eager or interested in) Eliciting technique : synonym (= extremely eager or interested in) Eliciting sentence: What is the synonym of “extremely eager or interested in”? 5 Thu Training teacher: Hoàng Thị Hoài Giang  Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: - read the reading passage in silent. - develop their reading skills: + scan for specific detail +. passage. - T gives model to students. - T lets students 3 minutes to read the passage again and answer the questions. - T use the game LUCKY APPLES to check the students’ answers and give feedback. +